Mayo clinic investigates Nerve-Artery link in rare heart condition SCAD
NCT ID NCT05699200
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study at Mayo Clinic compares 50 people who have had SCAD (a tear in a heart artery) with healthy volunteers. Researchers measure artery stiffness, thickness, and how the 'fight or flight' nervous system responds to stress. The goal is to understand what might cause SCAD, not to test a treatment.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If this study finds clear differences in artery or nerve function, it could point toward new ways to predict or prevent SCAD.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small observational study (50 people) that measures body signals, not a treatment trial. It may not lead to direct medical changes.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 50 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2023
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * For SCAD patients: history of SCAD as confirmed by coronary angiography or cardiac computed tomography angiography * For controls: no cardiac disease history Exclusion Criteria: * Pregnancy * Known or suspected unstable cardiac condition within 4 weeks of the study * Active treatment with anticoagulation or dual antiplatelet therapy * Prisoner
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Conditions
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Mayo Clinic Rochester
RECRUITINGRochester, Minnesota, 55905, United States
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